Pennsylvania whitewater, Fike Run

Fayette
county,
to Gibbon Glade Run section whitewater kayaking, rafting, and paddling information.

CLASS III-V 4.8 miles

The natural beauty of Pennsylvania and the beautiful way the water current moves down the stream beats anything. The starting location is a reasonable drive from Morgantown, please print out a copy of the road map further down the page so you won’t get lost. The to Gibbon Glade Run section of Fike Run is 4.8 miles long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class III-V section. You might have to settle for a hotel a bit away

from the river if you want to stay the night, but you'd better reserve in advance because these hotels fill up quick. No matter if you're whitewater rafting or kayaking in this general area you'll find lots of paddling places.

The average whitewater rafting or kayaking river tends to be a bit easier to master in this state than those in other states, so keep in mind that a large number of rivers in this state are quite easy. There are some good sections to paddle in this river system, the to Gibbon Glade Run section is one of them. And of course, there are campgrounds nearby. This section is long enough to enjoy a good non stop paddle, you can easily run it on

an afternoon. Getting your paddling muscles activated and just being out on the river for a while have people coming from far and near.

Briefly about the general area: Going for a hike on the Mile Trail is always
a good adventure, and there are plenty of people from Gibbon Glade here. There are good places to discover along the Great Gorge Trail. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Fike Run. Once the sun is down it descends down
to the 60's. All through the wintertime highs are usually in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Fike Run. Fike Run gets a common amount of annual precipitation.